Also known as "metal horns" or simply "horns" (inaccurately referred to as the "rock on").
Old world hand gesture (a clenched fist with the index and pinkie fingers extended) used to protect onself from the "evil eye" or to project the "evil eye" onto someone else.
Popularized in the 1980's by Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio) while on tour with Black Sabbath in support of their Heaven and Hell album.
A hand gesture that is frequently misused when displayed at concerts that do not fit into the metal genre (or any of it's many sub-genres).
Old world hand gesture (a clenched fist with the index and pinkie fingers extended) used to protect onself from the "evil eye" or to project the "evil eye" onto someone else.
Popularized in the 1980's by Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio) while on tour with Black Sabbath in support of their Heaven and Hell album.
A hand gesture that is frequently misused when displayed at concerts that do not fit into the metal genre (or any of it's many sub-genres).
Throwing up the mano cornuto for Simple Plan? Unexceptable.
Throwing up the mano cornuto for Alexisonfire? Unexceptable.
Throwing up the mano cornuto for Nickelback? Unexceptable.
Throwing up the mano cornuto for Pantera? Mandatory.
Throwing up the mano cornuto for Alexisonfire? Unexceptable.
Throwing up the mano cornuto for Nickelback? Unexceptable.
Throwing up the mano cornuto for Pantera? Mandatory.
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As far as Italians are concerned these expressions (freely exchangeable) have only one use and meaning, the origin of which - most likely - has to do with the way in old times people used to measure short distances by using an open hand.
You put a hand widely open beside another end moving on as you take measures. From this habit in old times may have arisen the idea of following an event - shal we say - "step-by-step" (if you're measuring long distances) ... or similarly "hand-by-hand" (if you're measuring, say, a cloth or a stick of wood, etc.).
By extension, every time an Italian wants to mean following something very closely and at every new event uses this expression.
I mark on the wall my child's height as (mano a mano) he grows.
As far as Italians are concerned these expressions (freely exchangeable) have only one use and meaning, the origin of which - most likely - has to do with the way in old times people used to measure short distances by using an open hand.
You put a hand widely open beside another end moving on as you take measures. From this habit in old times may have arisen the idea of following an event - shal we say - "step-by-step" (if you're measuring long distances) ... or similarly "hand-by-hand" (if you're measuring, say, a cloth or a stick of wood, etc.).
By extension, every time an Italian wants to mean following something very closely and at every new event uses this expression.
I mark on the wall my child's height as (mano a mano) he grows.
Segno sul muro l'altezza di mio figlio MANO A MANO che cresce.
I mark on the wall my child's height (continuosly) AS he grows.
I mark on the wall my child's height (continuosly) AS he grows.
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